words: MICK WILSON
TECHNEWS
SOUNDBYTES
GEMINI
RISING
Can Gemini’s G4V four-channel
budget DJ controller propel
Gemini back to the top of the
pack? p.082
addressable MIDI ports for each USB connection, improved hardware effects
and multi-client core audio and ASIO support.
One of the biggest selling-points the Rane Sixty Four has to lord over Pioneer’s
DJM-900SRT is the fact that it has two USB ports on-board, making seamless
DJ handovers possible with both DJs using nothing but Serato. This extra USB
port is also completely independent of the other, having its own assignable
MIDI port, which is an ace in the pack — especially when it comes to club
installations. However, it’s a shame that the USB ports are on the back of the
mixer rather than the top. The internal soundcard within the Sixty Four is also
rather special, with a whopping 22 channels giving this mixer the ability to
simultaneously support control signal pick-up and playback for four Serato
decks, provide USB send and return for software effects, and record the main
mix in pristine 24-bit, 48kHz quality all at the same time.
IN THE STUDIO
WITH...
SOLOMUN
The Diynamic don gets
technical. p.084
This mixer performs exactly the way we have come to expect from Rane —
flawlessly. Each mixer channel has three-band isolator EQs plus high-pass/
low-pass filters in addition to a gain control, cue and filter engage buttons,
and a source select knob located at the top of each channel for easy reference.
Rounding off the gorgeous mixer section, Rane’s proprietary magnetic crossfader has been installed to give precise control with no travel noise or bleed
to ruin the fun. The Sixty Four also has a generous amount of outputs with a
main out, booth out and digital session out — each with its own gain control
knob located in the master section of this mixer.
The two control strips that sit either side of the mixer section are bound to
excite Serato DJ aficionados and make full use of the tight integra [ۈ